Science has proven the benefits of meditation for mental, physical, and emotional health. Here's what you need to know.

Internet users often claim that Vipassana can “rewire the brain,” making a person calmer, more focused, or even fundamentally ...

Astronauts frequently report feeling the "overview effect": a recognition of beauty and unity. Neuroscience suggests that ...

Meditation is proven not only to relieve anxiety and stress in the short term, but it can help you better manage future stressful situations, too.

The study found meditation could reverse brain aging by almost six years, and possibly reduce risk of Alzheimer's and dementia.

Meditation demonstrably enhances brain function, boosting attention and emotional regulation while reducing mind-wandering.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American As you read this, wiggle your toes. Feel the ...

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There are moments when the world seems to fall away: the hush of a forest after rain, the sweep of a symphony, the infinite sprawl of stars overhead. Poets call it awe. Mystics call it transcendence.

Interaxon, the company best known for its “brain sensing” headband Muse that helps wearers meditate, released the second generation of the device this morning. The latest product, called Muse 2, is ...